I have always enjoyed putting puzzles together. I love to be snowed in on a winter day with a cup of hot chocolate and a 1000 pieces spread all over the dining room table! But sometimes the puzzle can be too much of a challenge. After awhile of not finding a match, we become anxious and frustrated. The pieces all start looking alike or the amount unfinished makes the task seem too long. It is only fun when everything is going smoothly. That is when the box becomes so important. We can turn to the box to see the full picture. It is easier to find the matching pieces when you can see what the finished project will look like.
But life doesn't come with a box with a pretty picture on it. We can't see what it will look like in the end because every piece changes the picture. Our adoption has been much like a huge puzzle that is scattered all over. God is giving us one piece of the puzzle at a time. He knows that we cannot handle all of it at once. We are weak. He helps us to exercise our faith with one small piece at a time.
We are so eternally grateful that HE has chosen to bless us by adding Sophia Grace into our family. We have been working towards this moment even before we knew it.
In 2009, a woman on the other side of the world made the terribly hard decision to give up her daughter. We may never know why. Maybe it was because she was too young to care for her or she couldn't give her the medical attention that she needed. It doesn't matter. She gave her life and for that I am grateful. At that same time, my own heart was longing for more children. Not a day went by that I didn't realize the fact that our family was not complete. My arms would literally ache from the emptiness. Sophia Grace was such a part of my everyday life even if I didn't know who she was yet. I have always been amazed at how I could miss someone so badly that I never even knew!
Now, two years later, God has given us a glimpse of what HE is doing. Our home is filled with little people again. We are always eager to tell anyone who will listen about our precious little girl who is waiting for her Mommy & Daddy on the other side of the world.
-Rachel Edwards
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